The Bolivar bulletin. [volume] (Bolivar, Hardeman County, Tenn.) 1865-1888, 1887-01-14
IN BRIEF.
Compiled from Various Sources
PERsoNAL ANp PoLTTTCAr.

PERSONAL AND POLITICAL
"A FRIEND CT DR.. McGlynn says that he is
Informed by a letter from Rome that as a
solution Of the McGlynn matter, which
attracts Unprecedented interest in church
circles there, the doctor will probably be
offered the presidency Of the American
College in Rome
PRESIDENT CLEVELAND has approved the
new rules which were submitted to him by
the Civil-Service Commissioners, under
which clerks of all the lower grades in the
New y orA custom-house win be eligible to
competition for promotion to the higher
grades.
GOVERNOR HUBBARD delivered his fare
well address before the Minnesota Legis-
lature, in joint session, on the 5th, review
ing the remarkable growth in population
and wealth Of the State during the five
years he has held the office. The inaugu-
ration Of Governor McGill followed.
Mr.. HATCH, Of Missouri in the National
House Of Representatives, on the 5th, filed
etuon from the Grand Lodge of the
Independent Order of Good Templars Of
Missouri asking for a favorable considera-
tion and early passage Of the Senate bill
granting TO the people Of the District Of
Columbia the right to determine by ballot
whether intoxicating liquors may here
after be legally manufactured and sold in
said district or not
Hon. 4. p. BAsHAw has been appointed
United States district-attorney for the
Eastern district Of Missouri, vice Bliss, re-
signed.
i. DUNCAN SS1FFEN, advertising agent,
New York, has failed, with liabilities of
nearly 100000, and practically no assets.
GOVERNOR MARNADUKE's message was
delivered to the Missouri Legislature at
Jefferson City on the 9TH.
GOVERNOR BoDwELL of Maine and Gov
ernor Ames of Massachusetts were IN
augurated on the 9th.
GOVERNOR OGLEsBY's biennial message
was transmitted to the Illinois Legislature
on the 9th
SrANHoPE, at pres ent Colonial Secretary
in the British Cabinet, has accepted the
Office of Secretary of War.
Mrs. KATE TERRY, widow of the Cuban
millionaire, proposes to sue several New
York papers for slander.
HoN. j. W. ALEXANDER was formally
elected Speaker of the Missouri House Of
Representatives on the 9th.
AT Edinburgh the Marchioness of
Queensbury has begun suit for divorce
against her husband, the Marquis of
bloomsbury, whose rules she has become
tired Of
HON. r. NJ COCKRELL was renominated
Tor United States Senator from Missouri
on the 9th by the Democratic caucus at
Jefferson City.
PRoF JosEPH Tosso, a celebrated violin
ist, and composer of the "Arkansas Trav-
eler," died at Covington, Ky, on the 9th
ACTING SECRETARY OF THE INTERIOR
MULDRow has disbarred Joseph NJ Wal
lace, of Rapid City, Oak, from practicing
as an attorney before the Interior Depart
ment or any of it's bureaus and local land
OH ces.
GENERAL CLINTON b. FIsKE presided at
meeting Of the Board of Indian Commis-
si0ners at Washington, on the 9th at
which reports were made Of the various
churches and societies supporting Indian
schools and missions in the United States
GENERAL SUPERINTENDENT JAMIsoN Of
the railway mail service has received in
formation that fourteen pouches Of letter
mail and about "a truclz-load Of paper mail
were burned in the recent wreck at Tiff
lin, o.
Mrs CLEVELAND had a crowded recep
tion ON the 9th, from. noon until one
O'Clock, and received again i'm the green
parlor. She wore a highly becoming
French gown Of dark blue lowered
foulard, with garnet velvet panels and a
Spanish jacket of ecru Irish lace.
TIE Republican congressional conven-
tiOn at Eau Claire, Wis, on the 9th, nomi
mated Hugh j Price for the short term
and Ecls p. Haugen for the long term,
made vacent by the death of the late Con-
gresham Price. The nominee for the
short term is a son Of the latter.
BISHOP WATrERsoN, of Columbus, o.,
has arrived at Rome.
PRINCE ALEXANDER Of Battenberg an
nounces that he is about to make a pro
longcd tour in Egypt.
The Marquis of Qucensberry, il is said,
will not deny the charges made by his wife
in her suit for divorce.
CHIEF JUSTICE DoRIoN rendered a de-
cision at Montreal, Can, on the 9TH, sus-
tanning the decision of the judge who COM
mttcd HOlze, the Peoria fOrger and en-
bCzzler, for cxtradition.
Miss OLLIE BRowER Of Middletown, N.
", has been committed to an insane asy-
lum, her insanity being caused by slander-
GUS reports said to have been circulated
about her.
THE funeral services of Bishop Potter
took place at Old Trinity Church, New
York, on the 9Th, and the remains were
taken TO Poughkeepsie for intermont
Mrs CLEVELAND will give % luncheon on
the 18th at half-past one O'Clock to about
thirty young ladies of w ashingtOn.
MIR. FRANK b. MCDoNALD, son of ex-
Senator Mcdonald, of Indiana, died in
Washington on the 9TH Of heart disease.
He had been for some years a clerk in the
Treasury Department The remains were
y taken 60 Indiana FOR burial, i'm charge Of
Mr.. Colviue, the brother-in-law of the
deceased.
Ok the sth Judge Pickett, at New Haven,
Conn, fined two railroad officials for
blaczlisting "a man.
AT New York, on the Sth, Recorder
Smythe refused 10 make an order giving
the defendants counsel in the railway
bribery cases access TO the minutes of the
grand jury.
on the Sth Mrs. Cleveland held her first
public reception of the season at the White
House, which was largely attended
REPRESENTATIVE REAGAN has left Wash
ington for Texas 20 take an active part in
the senatorial contest in that State. He
Ntfts nfsFe Te,#. hi
the hands of Mr.. Crisp, of Georgia.
OK the sth Brcvct Brigadier-Genoral
Thomas Duncan died at Washington, after
a brief illness He had lived for more
than twenty years with silver plate
forming portion of his skull, which was
fractured by cannon bail during the war
of the rebellion.
Tue President, on the Sth, issued an ex-
ecutlve order directing that hereafter pen
siouers residing in Montana and wyoming
be paid from the San Francisco agency.
Miss MARY ANDERSON has taken the
Lyccum Ihcater i'm London, her occu-
paucy 70 last during Henry Irving's ap-
preaching tour i'm the United States
THE recent gift Of "a drinking fountain to
Standardization by Mr.. George w
Childs, OF Philadelphia, is pleasantly COM
mented upon by the London D1ily Tee
graph as ian act of graceful muuihcence.n
TuE dowager Queen Of Bavaria, who is
Grand Mistress OF the order OF 81. Their
esa- has bestowed the order upon Prince
Bismarck
I,, the last volume of reports of United
States Supreme Court decisions, just is
sued, there app ears as an appendix the
last formal paper prepared by Chief-Jus-
tice fancy as an opinion Of the court but
which was not delivered by reason Of his
death.
III IS said that Lady Colin Campbell has